Malaysia has an article in its constitution which distinctly segregates the ethnic Malays and indigenous peoples of Malaysia — i. e. bumiputra — from the non-Bumiputra such as the Chinese and the East Indians under the social contract, of which by law would guarantee the former certain special rights and privileges.

Another controversial aspect is that the Orang Asli of peninsular Malaysia are not considered Bumiputra under the Federal constitution.

The Malaysian constitution recognizes the Cham rights to Malaysian citizenship and their Bumiputra status, and the Cham communities in Malaysia and along the Mekong River in Vietnam continue to have strong interactions.

According to the constitution, the Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Representatives and command the confidence of the majority members of Dewan Rakyat ; citizen of Malaysia but not by naturalization.

* In each of the Malay states, State Enactments, and in Malacca and Penang, resolutions of the State Legislatures, approving and giving force of law to the federal constitution .</ ref > This constitution of the Federation of Malaya formed the basis of the new constitution of Malaysia when Malaysia formed in 1963.

Although the constitution declares Malaysia to be a secular state, there is much confusion on this subject.

As defined by the constitution of Malaysia, Malays must be Muslim, regardless of their ethnic heritage ; otherwise, legally, they are not Malay.

The Judiciary of Malaysia is largely centralized despite Malaysia's federal constitution, heavily influenced by the British Common Law and to a lesser extent Islamic law, and is mostly independent from political interference.

In a speech, Lee scoffed at what he viewed as the discriminatory social contract in the constitution that allowed citizenship to non-Malays while providing for special programs and policies for Malays: " According to history, the Perak Man was believed to survive in Malaysia 10, 000 years ago and more skeletons were found in Sarawak indicating the human living there since 3, 000-4, 000 years ago.

* 1993 – Forty-eight people are killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapses near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In December 1993, Keating was involved in a diplomatic incident with Malaysia, over Keating's description of Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad as " recalcitrant ".

The JI was formally founded on January 1, 1993, by JI leaders, Abu Bakar Bashir and Abdullah Sungkar while hiding in Malaysia from the persecution of the Suharto government.

* The 1993 amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia ( by some interpretations a constitutional crisis ) involved the limitation of monarchs ' power in Malaysia.

The use of the dollar sign "$" ( or " M $") was not replaced by " RM " ( Ringgit Malaysia ) until around 1993, though internationally " MYR " ( MY being the country code for Malaysia ) is more widely used.

* 1984 Casco formed subsidiary in Singapore, which later opens offices in Malaysia ( 1989 ), Thailand ( 1990 ), Indonesia ( 1991 ), the Philippines ( 1991 ), the People's Republic of China ( 1993 ), Hong Kong ( 1994 ), and Vietnam ( 1994 ).

Malaysia also assisted peacekeeping operations in Somalia in 1993, losing one soldier in an effort to aid U. S. soldiers during the Battle of Mogadishu.

Despite several investigations by the British government since the 1950s, as well as, a re-examination of the evidence by the Royal Malaysia Police between 1993 and 1997, no charges have ever been brought against any of the alleged perpetrators.

" Political life is not what it used to be in Malaysia ," he commented in 1993, specifically criticising the restriction on media coverage of the opposition.

Star Cruises was founded as an associate of the Genting Group of Malaysia, incorporated in Bermuda on 10 November 1993 with its corporate headquarters in Hong Kong.

Malaysia LNG was to send almost the entire output of its Bintulu gas fields to Japan, under these contracts and another one, signed in 1990, to supply Saibu Gas of Fukuoka, in southwestern Japan, for 20 years from 1993.

She won the Miss Chinese Malaysia in 1992 and went to Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International in 1993.

Mitsubishi granted Proton in Malaysia a license to the fourth generation design from 1993 — and it is still produced in a distant form as of 2012.

Singapore FA was promoted and reached the Malaysia Cup final in 1993, and finished the 1994 season as Malaysia Cup and Malaysian League champions.

September 1993 The AD van was introduced to Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia called the Nissan AD Resort.

Dr. Wan Azizah served as a government doctor for 14 years before deciding to focus on volunteer work, when her husband, Anwar Ibrahim was appointed the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1993.

transport service to Pos Malaysia Berhad for their courier business to East Malaysia in November 1993.

In 1993, at the suggestion of Tun Mahathir, the prime minister of Malaysia then, a township was developed on an 81-hectare piece of land around the site of the Genting Skyway cable car station.

Cheah was voted ‘ Property Man of the Year ( Malaysia )’ in 1993 and ‘ CEO of the Year ( Malaysia )’ in 1996.

213 kg of amphetamine worth 40 million AED ( Nearly $ 11 million ) was seized by the United Arab Emirate Drug combat authorities on 30 November 2011 from an Iranian ship that was supposed to deliver the consignment in Malaysia and made a port stop in Sharjah.

Violent reactions to karaoke singing have made headlines in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, with reports of killings by listeners disturbed by the singing.

During the terms of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, many constitutional amendments were made.

On December 16, 2006 he was transferred by the highly specialized, ICU equipped, Swiss Air Ambulance Bombardier Challenger Jet http :// www. rega. ch /, reportedly made possible and organized in a bold and daring action by the Swiss banker, Pascal Najadi, who was able to convince the REGA Flight Operations over the phone from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ( perhaps because he was an active patron of the REGA Swiss Air Ambulance ) to swiftly approve the decision to fly without any payment guarantees and assemble at highest possible speed within 48 hours the necessary flight plan, specialized doctors, logistics and Vietnam airspace ( Northern Sector ) entry clearances for the Jet to take off from Zurich HQ, via Lahore to Hanoi, then to proceed with the critical patient in full ICU care of specialized Swiss Doctors and immediate family on board, via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Edmonton to Boston, Massachusetts, where the plane was met by US Customs ( thanks to the help of Senator John Kerry ).

International access through the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand made the South a crossroads for both Theravada Buddhism, centered at Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Islam, especially in the former Pattani kingdom on the border with Malaysia.

* Ais kacang: a dessert in Malaysia and Singapore made from shaved ice, syrup, and boiled red bean and topped with evaporated milk.

By the early 18th century, the table sauce had made it to the Malay states ( present day Malaysia and Singapore ), where it was discovered by British explorers, and by 1740, it had become a British staple.

Further demands were made from the local governments, cultural historians as well as the tourism ministry in Indonesia for Malaysia to clarify the situation.

Before the 1970s when Malay was made the medium of instruction, many such selective schools became known for providing excellent English-medium education and have produced many notable alumni, including the current Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak ( St. John's Institution ) and all five of his predecessors.

* In May 1982, he made state visits to neighboring Asian countries, Singapore and Malaysia.

The major types can be roughly defined as East Asian with its origins in Imperial China and now encompassing modern Japan and the Korean peninsula ; Southeast Asian which encompasses Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines ; South Asian states that are made up of India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan as well as several other countries in this region of the continent ; Central Asian and Middle Eastern.

Malaysia has an Official Secrets Act ( also referred to as the OSA ) prohibiting the collection, possession or distribution of information marked as an official secret — an action which can be made by any public officer.

In January 1981 he made his thirteenth attempt which was successful and he arrived in Australia via Malaysia as a refugee in 1982.

In Malaysia, an attempt is being made to introduce a problem-based learning model in secondary mathematics called PBL4C, which stands for problem-based learning the four core areas.

Some minor changes had been made — for instance, the Malay privileges were now made available to all " Bumiputra ", a group comprising the Malays and other indigenous peoples of Malaysia.

The DAP went on to win 13 Parliamentary seats and 31 State Assembly seats, with 11. 9 % of all valid votes that were cast in the election ; the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ( Gerakan ) which campaigned on a similar platform also made major gains.

The 1969 election marked the biggest gains ever made by an opposition party in Malaysia ( before 2008 ), and came close to seeing the ruling Alliance toppled from power.

The Human Rights Party Malaysia also alleged that DAP is " racist " for singling out Hindraf lawyer M. Manoharam for suspension after he made derogatory remarks about the national flag.

In Malaysia, teh tarik is made from tea mixed with condensed milk, and condensed milk is an integral element in Hong Kong tea culture.

* Yang di-Pertuan Agong ( literally, " He who is made Supreme Lord " but usually " Supreme Head " or " Paramount Ruler ") is the official title of the ruler of all Malaysia, elected from among the nine heads of the royal families.

* Keropok lekor, a specialty of the state of Terengganu and other states on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia, is a savoury cake made from a combination of batter and shredded fish.

In early 50's a batch of bright young Filipino forestry graduates of the University of The Philippines College of Forestry ( UPCF ) made their way to " British North Borneo " ( Sabah ) on a pioneering quest that has contributed in the establishment of the " Sabah Forestry Department " in Malaysia, including the famous " Sepilok Research Centre " where it also shelters the world famous orangutan sanctuary.

He then planned an expedition to Malaysia, but his poor health made it necessary to choose somewhere with a drier climate, hence his visit to the Cape Verdes.